Seattle Mariners vs Atlanta Braves Prediction 05-21-2023 MLB Picks

Chris RuffoloMay 21, 2023
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The Seattle Mariners and the Atlanta Braves meet in MLB action from Truist Park on Sunday. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

This game is lined as a coin flip with -110 odds on both sides. The total for this game is set at 9 runs.

Starting Pitching Matchup

George Kirby will start for the Mariners here and is 5-2 with a 2.45 ERA and 41 strikeouts this season. Jared Shuster will start for the Braves and is 0-2 with a 7.24 ERA and 8 strikeouts this season.

Matchup History

Seattle’s 7-3 win on Saturday made it three wins in the last four head-to-head meetings over the Braves in this matchup.

Trends

Seattle is 3-7 in their last 10 Sunday games and 5-2 in their last 7 games against a team with a left-handed starter while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games following a win. Atlanta is 54-23 in their last 77 home games and 3-7 in their last 10 games against the AL West while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall.

Pick

I’m backing the over here. I like George Kirby, but the Braves are swinging such a hot bat right now that it’s really hard to blindly ignore. On the other side, the Mariners haven’t been lighting the world on fire offensively, but I think they can get to Jared Shuster for a few runs here and give us some fireworks to close things out on Sunday.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick:Over 9
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Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg